A Research Study On Stem Cell Research - 1324 Words

Path to Hope A man has been battling Parkinson’s disease, which is a disease where it is harder to speak, parts of the body move uncontrollably and it is hard to balance and walk. It’s challenging for him to interact with his family and live his life like this. He knows that stem cells could help cure him from his misery, so he has been fighting and fighting for stem cell research to be fully funded in America. Stem cells are cells that have the skill to change into any type of cell in the human body (Lewis). These cells could be put anywhere ill in the body to make it healthy again. Imagine all of the people with chronicle diseases and cancer being able to have hope for being happy and healthy again. Also, these stem cells can fix†¦show more content†¦These can help many patients and not give them the stress of having somebody else’s organ being put in them. Getting therapy and all kinds of different surgeries for a single organ or injury is so painful. These patie nts would go through less pain if they got stem cells injected into their body every once in a while. Two ex-professional athletes, John Brodie and Gorde Howe, left the country and went to Mexico to receive stem cell injections after massive strokes they each had. Before the experimental treatment these two sport hero’s could barely walk, speak with others or take care of themselves and began to give up hope. Just hours after the treatment, both men could exercise, walk and communicate better, just after they were on the verge of death. Brodie’s doctor did not want him to go receive this treatment, but he believed it was his last chance at recovery and happiness. As for Howe, his family was hesitant about his decision to get these injections, but they figured he needed this opportunity (Schrotenboer). Stem cells serve the body as a repair kit and our nation needs to see the possibility of stem cells as the tool we all need (Monczunski; Rowley). While Obama signed for s tem cell research to be allowed under restrictions with some funding he explained this research is â€Å"To regenerate a served spinal cord and lift someone from a wheelchair. To spur insulin production and spare a child from a lifetime of